Why Good Employees Leave

WHAT EVERY MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR OUGHT TO KNOW Why The Employees Leave The Company

By: David W Richards

The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and 80,000 managers and was published in a book called First Break All The Rules. It came up with this surprising finding: If you’re losing good people, look to their immediate supervisor. More than any other single reason, he is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And he’s the reason
why they quit, taking their knowledge, experience and contacts with them. Often, straight to the competition.
“People leave managers not companies,” write the authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. “So much money has been thrown at the challenge of keeping good people – in the form of better pay, better perks and better training – when, in the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue.” If you have a turnover problem, look first to your managers and supervisors. Beyond a point, an employee’s primary need has less to do with money, and more to do with how he’s treated and how valued he feels. Much of this depends directly on the immediate manager.

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